Too bad we can't have Phelps and other Olympians to lead in the show everyday :mellow:

That's a great point. The Olympics did VERY well this year, mainly because of the Phelps buzz. I remember some years the Olympics haven't been all that big with my friends and family - but this year, I don't know anybody who WASN'T following them.

Not making a sweeping generalization - I know my little segment of the world certainly isn't a fair way to judge a whole country. But the Phelps Marketing Machine definitely got a lot of people to tune in.

I have to agree here. The only thing I ever really cared about , from the summer Olympics, was gymnastics. But I'll be damned if this year I didn't tune in for everyone of that mans events ;)